EP3368723B1 - Appareil et procédé en haute mer - Google Patents

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EP3368723B1
EP3368723B1 EP16815708.9A EP16815708A EP3368723B1 EP 3368723 B1 EP3368723 B1 EP 3368723B1 EP 16815708 A EP16815708 A EP 16815708A EP 3368723 B1 EP3368723 B1 EP 3368723B1
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Michael Kannegaard
John Anthony GILL
Jeanne Mia LØNSTRUP
Meinte VAN DER BRUG
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B17/0017—Means for protecting offshore constructions
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B17/02—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor placed by lowering the supporting construction to the bottom, e.g. with subsequent fixing thereto
    • E02B17/021—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor placed by lowering the supporting construction to the bottom, e.g. with subsequent fixing thereto with relative movement between supporting construction and platform
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B17/02—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor placed by lowering the supporting construction to the bottom, e.g. with subsequent fixing thereto
    • E02B17/027—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor placed by lowering the supporting construction to the bottom, e.g. with subsequent fixing thereto steel structures
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B15/00—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B15/00—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts
    • E21B15/003—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts adapted to be moved on their substructure, e.g. with skidding means; adapted to drill a plurality of wells
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B15/00—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts
    • E21B15/02—Supports for the drilling machine, e.g. derricks or masts specially adapted for underwater drilling
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/0021—Safety devices, e.g. for preventing small objects from falling into the borehole

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  • the present invention relates to offshore apparatus and methods, for example for use in the exploration and extraction of mineral resources from subterranean reservoirs.
  • drilling rigs In the offshore oil and gas industry wellbores are drilled below the seabed using specialised drilling platforms or vessels, known colloquially as drilling "rigs". Multiple types of drilling rig exist, such as fixed platforms, jack-up rigs, mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs), semi-submersibles, drilling ships and the like. The particular type of rig used can depend on a number of factors, such as water depth, rig availability, expected longevity of the associated reservoir, and the like.
  • a well Once a well has been drilled and appraised, it will be completed with the appropriate downhole infrastructure to permit production (and/or injection), and then capped at the wellhead with a production tree, known as a X-mas tree.
  • a production tree known as a X-mas tree.
  • Such completion operations may be achieved from the same drilling rig, or may be achieved using a different service rig. Further, during the life of the well it may be necessary to perform workover or intervention operations, which again could be supported by the drilling rig, or alternatively with a different service or workover rig.
  • the production tree may be located on a subsea wellhead, with a tie back to a surface production facility. In alternative arrangements the tree may be located at surface, on a surface or wellhead platform. Multiple wellbores will typically be present, such that a cluster of trees are provided on the wellhead platform.
  • rigs such as drilling rigs, service rigs, workover rigs and the like to operate alongside the wellhead platform.
  • portions, such as cantilever portions, of a rig may extend over the wellhead platform.
  • safety is paramount, and risk to personnel, the environment and equipment must be minimised.
  • objects being dropped from height, for example between separate decks of a wellhead platform, or indeed from a rig operating alongside a wellhead platform.
  • some operators may establish no-entry zones for personnel, for example in defined drop zones, such as below a rig cantilever portion.
  • US 4 703 813 A discloses an apparatus and method useful in offshore well drilling operations for cleaning the annular space between mudline suspension risers during and after cementing operations.
  • WO 2014/108542 discloses an offshore drilling rig comprising a drill floor deck having a hole defining a first well centre.
  • the drilling rig further comprises a first hoisting system configured for hoisting and lowering tubular equipment through the first well centre.
  • the drilling rig comprises a support structure and a mounting structure, separate from the first hoisting system, for suspending suspendable equipment from an elevated position above the drill floor deck.
  • An aspect or embodiment relates to an offshore platform for use in combination with an offshore rig, according to the appended claims.
  • any objects passing, for example intentionally passing and/or accidentally passing (i.e., dropped), from the offshore rig may be confined within the confinement zone defined by the sheath arrangement.
  • Such confinement provided by the sheath arrangement may thus minimise or eliminate the extent of a drop zone on the upper deck.
  • This may provide a number of advantages. For example, the risk to personnel may be reduced, and may permit personnel to perform operations on the upper deck while the offshore rig is extended over the upper deck. Further, the risk of damage to equipment may be reduced, such as the risk of damage to wellheads and associated equipment (such as production trees) accommodated on the offshore platform.
  • objects may extend form the offshore rig, through the upper deck of the offshore platform, to perform operations associated with the installation, intervention and/or decommissioning of an offshore well.
  • Objects passing from the offshore rig may include tubing, conductor pipe, casing strings, liners, risers, drill strings, bottom hole assemblies, completion equipment, intervention equipment, tools and the like. While many objects may be intentionally passed, in some instances objects may be dropped from the offshore rig, such as tools, equipment and the like, and as noted above, the sheath arrangement assists to minimise risk from such dropped objects.
  • the offshore rig may define a drilling rig.
  • the offshore rig may be operable adjacent, for example alongside, the offshore platform.
  • the offshore rig may comprise a cantilever portion which is extendable over the offshore platform.
  • the cantilever portion may comprise the rig aperture.
  • the cantilever portion may comprise a BOP (Blow Out Preventor) enclosure.
  • the offshore rig may define a service rig, workover rig or the like.
  • the offshore rig may define a drill centre, wherein operations supported by the offshore rig, such as drilling, running equipment and the like, are provided along the drill centre. Accordingly, the rig aperture is provided on the drill centre.
  • the offshore rig may be positioned over the offshore platform such that the drill centre is aligned with the upper deck aperture.
  • drilling centre is used, this is not intended to be limited only to drilling operations, or indeed to limit the rig to a drilling rig.
  • the offshore platform may define a wellhead platform.
  • the offshore platform may accommodate a terminating end of one or more surface wells, along with associated equipment, such as wellheads, production trees and the like.
  • a wellhead platform is a structure or structures, which support the upper end (opposite of the reservoir) of the well including any superstructures, one or more well processing stations or similar.
  • a wellhead platform is typically a structure (such as a jacket based or gravity based platform) resting on the seabed ranging from very basic configurations to complex facilities.
  • the offshore wellhead platform may comprise one or more well-processing stations.
  • the offshore wellhead platform does not comprise any well-processing stations. In such cases, well-processing tasks such as drilling may be performed by a drilling rig placed next to the wellhead platform.
  • the wellhead platform typically fulfils one or more of the following functions in supporting a well:
  • the sheath arrangement may define a circumferential confinement zone.
  • the sheath arrangement may comprise one or more tubulars.
  • the sheath arrangement may circumscribe the upper deck aperture.
  • the sheath arrangement may extend upwardly from the level of the upper deck. That is, no gap between the upper deck and the sheath arrangement may be present. Such an arrangement may assist to minimise risk of objects being dropped from the upper deck and through the upper deck aperture downwardly to a lower deck.
  • the sheath arrangement may be securable around a peripheral region of the upper deck aperture.
  • the sheath arrangement may be securable around a peripheral region of the rig aperture.
  • the sheath arrangement may extend through the upper deck aperture. This may assist to minimise the risk of objects being dropped from the upper deck and through the upper deck aperture downwardly to a lower deck.
  • the sheath arrangement may extend through the rig aperture.
  • At least a portion of the sheath arrangement may be rigid.
  • At least a portion of the sheath arrangement may be flexible. At least a portion of the sheath arrangement may comprise a flexible material, such as a chain-link material.
  • the sheath arrangement may define a sheath curtain. Such an arrangement may provide advantages in terms of installation, storage, and the like.
  • At least a portion of the sheath arrangement may be formed or comprise a metal or metal alloy material, composite material, plastic material or the like.
  • At least a portion of the sheath arrangement may be supported by the upper deck. At least a portion of the sheath arrangement may be secured to the upper deck. At least a portion of the sheath arrangement may be supported by the offshore rig. At least a portion of the sheath arrangement may be secured to, for example suspended from, the offshore rig.
  • At least a portion of the sheath arrangement may be provided on the offshore rig.
  • a portion of the sheath arrangement may be provided on the offshore rig, and a remaining portion of the sheath arrangement may be mated or otherwise arranged relative to the portion provided on the rig.
  • At least a portion of the sheath arrangement may be extended, for example lowered, from the offshore rig, for example through the rig aperture, during deployment of the sheath arrangement.
  • the sheath arrangement may be deployed entirely from the offshore rig, for example by extending downwardly towards the platform.
  • At least a portion of the sheath arrangement may be extended, for example raised, from the offshore platform an upwardly towards the offshore rig during deployment of the sheath arrangement.
  • the sheath arrangement may be deployed entirely from the platform, for example by extending upwardly towards the rig.
  • the sheath arrangement may comprise a load point or support on an outer surface thereof.
  • the load point or support may permit connection of a load to the sheath arrangement. This may permit the sheath arrangement to at least partially support a connected load.
  • the sheath arrangement may comprise a support arrangement on an outer surface thereof. This may permit the sheath arrangement to be used as a structural support to facilitate offline (i.e., offset from the drill centre) operations such as slickline and wireline operations, hoisting operations such as during installation of production trees and the like.
  • the support arrangement may comprise one or more arms, for example cantilever arms.
  • the support arrangement may comprise one or more pulleys, sheaves or the like.
  • the support arrangement may comprise a winch assembly.
  • the sheath arrangement may comprise a unitary component. Alternatively, the sheath arrangement may comprise multiple components. In one embodiment the sheath arrangement may comprise a first component connected or mounted to the offshore platform, and a second component connected or mounted to the offshore rig.
  • the sheath arrangement may be telescopic.
  • the sheath arrangement may comprise telescoping tubular structures. This may facilitate storage of the sheath arrangement when not in use. This may facilitate improved deployment of the sheath arrangement.
  • Such a telescoping arrangement may provide a degree of movement compensation, for example to accommodate relative movement between the offshore platform and offshore rig.
  • the sheath arrangement may extend downwardly relative to the upper deck towards a first lower deck.
  • the sheath arrangement may therefore define a confinement zone for confining objects passing between the upper and first lower decks. This may minimise or eliminate the extent of a drop zone on the first lower deck.
  • the offshore platform may accommodate equipment or apparatus associated with surface wells within the space defined between the first lower deck and upper deck.
  • equipment or apparatus may comprise wellheads, production trees, pipework and the like.
  • the provision of a confinement zone between the first lower and upper decks, in addition to reducing risk to personnel, may also reduce risk of damage to such sensitive equipment.
  • the sheath arrangement may define a continuous confinement zone both above and below the upper deck.
  • the first lower deck may define a first lower deck aperture aligned with the upper deck aperture.
  • the sheath arrangement may define an upper sheath portion extending upwardly relative to the upper deck and a lower sheath portion extending downwardly relative to the upper deck. At least part of the upper and lower sheath portions may be integrally formed.
  • the sheath arrangement may terminate at the first lower deck.
  • the sheath arrangement may terminate above the first lower deck.
  • the sheath arrangement may extend through a lower deck aperture.
  • the sheath arrangement may extend below the first lower deck, for example towards a second lower deck.
  • the sheath arrangement, or portions thereof may define a permanent installation.
  • the sheath arrangement may be removable.
  • the offshore rig may be used to support a number of procedures or operations.
  • rig operations may include deploying and installing a conductor, drilling through a conductor, re-entering an existing well, deploying completion equipment and the like.
  • the offshore platform may accommodate multiple wells arranged in a cluster around the drill centre.
  • the upper ends of the wells may be moveable to be aligned with the drill centre of the offshore rig. This may permit multiple wells to be established and accessed from a common drill centre.
  • Such movement/alignment of the wells may be performed in accordance with desired operator procedures, such as those described in the applicant's copending patent applications DK PA2015 00668 and GB 1522856.2 .
  • the offshore platform may be configured to selectively allow access to the wells.
  • the sheath arrangement itself, or indeed the platform may comprise a plate arrangement.
  • Such a plate arrangement may be configured to form a flange, when associated with the sheath arrangement, to selectively prevent objects or equipment from accessing the wells, (e.g. those wells not at the drill centre).
  • the plate arrangement may comprise an operable hatch or otherwise opening. Such a hatch may permit, when opened, access to the wells (e.g. to permit intervention operations to be carried out on the other wells when the sheath arrangement is at the drill centre.)
  • the plate arrangement may be configured to allow access to other wells when drilling operations are occurring through the sheath arrangement (e.g. even at times when the plate arrangement is associated with the sheath arrangement).
  • the plate arrangement may comprise at least one separation plate.
  • a separation plate may be configured to extend downwardly from the plate arrangement.
  • Such a separation plate may be configured to inhibit objects passing through the hatches to adjacent regions at the platform (e.g. adjacent wells). Further, such a separation plate may be configured to come into contact with a deck as the sheath arrangement is lowered, which may reduce or avoid impact of the sheath arrangement on wellheads.
  • the sheath arrangement may comprise an access hatch.
  • the access hatch may be arranged such that, when in situ, the access hatch is user accessible from a deck (e.g. the upper deck). Such an access hatch, when opened, may permit access to the equipment passing within the sheath arrangement.
  • the sheath arrangement may be configured to flex compliantly in order to accommodate relative movement between the offshore rig and upper deck, when in use.
  • the sheath arrangement, or at least a portion thereof may be axially and/or longitudinally compliant in order to accommodate relative movement between the offshore rig and upper deck, when in use.
  • the sheath arrangement may comprise specific compliant portions, for example one or more flexible joints.
  • An aspect or embodiment relates to a method for confining objects extending between an offshore rig and an offshore platform, according to the appended claims.
  • sheath arrangement for use between an upper deck of an offshore platform and an offshore rig positioned over the offshore platform, wherein the sheath arrangement is alignable with a rig aperture provided on the rig and defines a confinement zone for confining objects which pass downwardly from the offshore rig through the rig aperture.

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  1. Plate-forme en mer (10) pour utilisation en combinaison avec une installation de forage en mer (42), comprenant :
    un pont supérieur (22) définissant une ouverture de pont supérieur (28), qui peut être aligné avec une ouverture d'installation de forage (48) de l'installation de forage en mer (42), quand ladite installation de forage en mer (42) s'étend au-dessus du pont supérieur (22), pour permettre à des objets de s'étendre entre l'installation de forage en mer (42) et à travers le pont supérieur (22) ; et
    un agencement de gaine (34) aligné avec l'ouverture de pont supérieur (28) et s'étendant vers le haut relativement au pont supérieur (22) pour pouvoir être aligné avec l'ouverture d'installation de forage (48), dans lequel l'agencement de gaine (34) définit une zone de confinement (40) pour confiner des objets qui passent vers le bas depuis l'installation de forage en mer (42) à travers l'ouverture d'installation de forage (48).
  2. Plate-forme en mer (10) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la plate-forme en mer (10) est une plate-forme de tête de puits en mer configurée pour recevoir une extrémité de terminaison supérieure d'au moins un puits (14a).
  3. Plate-forme en mer (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle au moins un de :
    l'agencement de gaine (34) entoure l'ouverture de pont supérieur (28) ;
    l'agencement de gaine (34) s'étend vers le haut depuis le niveau du pont supérieur (22) ;
    l'agencement de gaine (34) peut être fixé autour d'une région périphérique de l'ouverture de pont supérieur (28) ;
    l'agencement de gaine (34) peut être fixé autour d'une région périphérique de l'ouverture d'installation de forage (48) ;
    l'agencement de gaine (34) s'étend à travers l'ouverture de pont supérieur (28) ; et
    l'agencement de gaine (34) s'étend à travers l'ouverture d'installation de forage (48).
  4. Plate-forme en mer (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle au moins une partie de l'agencement de gaine (34) est rigide, et/ou au moins une partie de l'agencement de gaine (34) est flexible pour définir un rideau de gaine (236).
  5. Plate-forme en mer (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle au moins une partie de l'agencement de gaine (34) est supporté par au moins un du pont supérieur (22) et de l'installation de forage en mer (42).
  6. Plate-forme en mer (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle au moins une partie de l'agencement de gaine (34) est au moins dans l'une des positions suivantes :
    étendue depuis l'installation de forage en mer (42) pendant le déploiement de l'agencement de gaine (34) ; et
    étendue depuis la plate-forme en mer (10) et vers le haut vers l'installation de forage en mer (42) pendant le déploiement de l'agencement de gaine (34).
  7. Plate-forme en mer selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle l'agencement de gaine (34) comprend un agencement de support sur une surface extérieure de celui-ci, dans laquelle l'agencement de support comprend un agencement de support de levage (60).
  8. Plate-forme en mer selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle l'agencement de gaine (134) au moins un de :
    comprend un premier composant (138) connecté ou monté sur la plate-forme en mer (10), et un second composant (136) connecté ou monté sur l'installation de forage en mer (142) ;
    comprend une partie flexible ; et
    est télescopique.
  9. Plate-forme en mer (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle l'agencement de gaine (34) s'étend vers le bas relativement au pont supérieur (22) vers un premier pont inférieur (24) pour définir une zone de confinement inférieure pour confiner des objets passant entre le pont supérieur (22) et le premier pont inférieur (24).
  10. Plate-forme en mer (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans laquelle l'installation de forage en mer (42) comprend une partie en porte-à-faux (42) qui peut être déployé au-dessus du pont supérieur (22) de la plate-forme en mer (10), la partie en porte-à-faux (42) définissant l'ouverture d'installation de forage (48).
  11. Plate-forme en mer (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle l'installation de forage en mer (42) définit un centre de forage (50) et l'ouverture d'installation de forage (48) est fournie sur le centre de forage (50) de sorte que le centre de forage (50) peut être positionné dans la zone de confinement (40) définie par la gaine (34).
  12. Plate-forme en mer (10) selon la revendication 11, dans laquelle la plate-forme en mer reçoit plusieurs puits (14, 14a) agencés en un groupement autour du centre de forage (50).
  13. Plate-forme en mer (10) selon la revendication 12, dans laquelle les extrémités supérieures (16) des puits (14, 14a) sont mobiles pour être alignées avec le centre de forage (50) de l'installation de forage en mer (42).
  14. Procédé pour confiner des objets s'étendant entre une plate-forme en mer (10) et une installation de forage en mer (42) qui s'étend au-dessus d'un pont supérieur (22) de la plate-forme en mer (10) de sorte qu'une ouverture de pont supérieur (28) de la plate-forme en mer (10) est alignée avec une ouverture d'installation de forage (48) de l'installation de forage en mer (42), le procédé comprenant :
    le déploiement d'un agencement de gaine (34) entre le pont supérieur (22) de la plate-forme en mer (10) et l'installation de forage en mer (42) de sorte que l'agencement de gaine (34) soit aligné avec l'ouverture de pont supérieur (28) et l'ouverture d'installation de forage (48) et définisse une zone de confinement (40) pour confiner des objets qui passent vers le bas depuis l'installation de forage en mer (42) à travers l'ouverture d'installation de forage (48).
  15. Système en mer, comprenant :
    une plate-forme en mer (10) selon la revendication 1 ; et
    une installation de forage en mer (42) présentant une ouverture d'installation de forage (48), dans laquelle l'installation de forage en mer (42) est déployable au-dessus du pont supérieur (22) de la plate-forme en mer (10) afin d'aligner l'ouverture du forage (48) avec l'ouverture du pont supérieur (28) et de permettre à des objets de s'étendre entre l'installation de forage en mer (42) et à travers le pont supérieur (22) ; et
    dans lequel l'agencement de gaine (34) est déployable entre le pont supérieur (22) de la plate-forme en mer (10) et l'installation de forage en mer (42).
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DKPA201500668 2015-10-29
GBGB1522856.2A GB201522856D0 (en) 2015-12-23 2015-12-23 Offshore drilling and a configurable support structure for such
GBGB1601175.1A GB201601175D0 (en) 2016-01-21 2016-01-21 Offshore unit
GB201607101 2016-04-23
GB201607104 2016-04-23
GB201607102 2016-04-23
GB201607180 2016-04-25
GB201607183 2016-04-25
PCT/DK2016/000036 WO2017071707A1 (fr) 2015-10-29 2016-10-06 Forage en haute mer et structure de support pouvant être configurée associée
PCT/DK2016/000042 WO2017071711A2 (fr) 2015-10-29 2016-10-31 Appareil et procédé en haute mer

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